On This Day

Sunday, August 16, 1953

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	77	37	.675	--
White Sox	70	46	.603	8.0
Indians	64	50	.561	13.0
Red Sox	65	55	.542	15.0
Senators	58	60	.492	21.0
Athletics	48	67	.417	29.5
Tigers	42	73	.365	35.5
Browns	41	77	.347	38.0

Games

Red Sox 4, Senators 1

Senators 7, Red Sox 4

Tigers 3, White Sox 2

Yankees 8, Athletics 0

Yankees 7, Athletics 3

Browns 7, Indians 6

Browns 7, Indians 5

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	77	37	.675	--
Braves	71	47	.602	8.0
Cardinals	62	52	.544	15.0
Phillies	62	52	.544	15.0
Giants	56	56	.500	20.0
Redlegs	53	65	.449	26.0
Cubs	44	70	.386	33.0
Pirates	38	84	.311	43.0

Games

Dodgers 3, Pirates 1

Dodgers 9, Pirates 5

Braves 4, Cubs 2

Braves 6, Cubs 2

Redlegs 3, Cardinals 2

Cardinals 6, Redlegs 2

Giants 8, Phillies 1

Giants 4, Phillies 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Joe Adcock	4
1	Yogi Berra	4
1	Clint Courtney	4
1	Dee Fondy	4
1	8 others tied	4

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Duke Snider	3
2	Ted Kluszewski	2
3	Joe Adcock	1
3	Joe Collins	1
3	16 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Phil Rizzuto	6
2	Johnny Groth	5
2	Duke Snider	5
4	Al Rosen	4
4	Bobby Thomson	4

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Bruton	2
2	Jackie Jensen	1
2	Cass Michaels	1
2	Bobby Morgan	1
2	3 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Mel Parnell	0.90
2	Carl Erskine	0.89
3	Preacher Roe	0.78
4	Bob Buhl	0.50
4	2 others tied	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ralph Branca	1
1	Harry Brecheen	1
1	Bob Buhl	1
1	Lew Burdette	1
1	11 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Mel Parnell	9
2	Carl Erskine	8
3	Preacher Roe	7
4	Bob Buhl	6
4	Johnny Sain	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ellis Kinder	1
1	Clem Labine	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Monte Irvin	.339
2	Carl Furillo	.336
3	Ted Kluszewski	.331
4	Mickey Vernon	.330
5	Red Schoendienst	.329

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Eddie Mathews	37
2	Ted Kluszewski	36
3	Roy Campanella	32
4	Al Rosen	29
4	Gus Zernial	29

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roy Campanella	111
2	Eddie Mathews	105
3	Al Rosen	101
4	Gil Hodges	98
5	Ted Kluszewski	93

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Bruton	23
2	Jim Rivera	19
3	Minnie Minoso	18
4	Pee Wee Reese	16
5	3 tied	14

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Warren Spahn	2.17
2	Billy Pierce	2.20
3	Virgil Trucks	2.54
4	Robin Roberts	2.55
5	Eddie Lopat	2.56

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Robin Roberts	20
2	Mel Parnell	17
3	Bob Lemon	16
3	Billy Pierce	16
3	Warren Spahn	16

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Robin Roberts	146
2	Billy Pierce	142
3	Carl Erskine	138
4	Virgil Trucks	117
5	Vinegar Bend Mizell	114

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ellis Kinder	19
2	Fritz Dorish	15
2	Hoyt Wilhelm	15
4	Al Brazle	12
4	Allie Reynolds	12

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Smoky Burgess	.444
1	Bill Glynn	.444
3	Roy Campanella	.442
4	Hank Bauer	.396
5	Monte Irvin	.394

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Duke Snider	7
2	Ted Kluszewski	6
3	Roy Campanella	5
3	Carl Furillo	5
3	2 others tied	5

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe Adcock	18
1	Ray Boone	18
3	Eddie Mathews	17
4	Roy Campanella	16
4	Duke Snider	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Bruton	7
2	Jackie Jensen	4
2	Minnie Minoso	4
4	Dave Philley	3
4	Bud Souchock	3

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Billy Pierce	0.00
1	Ernie Johnson	0.00
3	Johnny Schmitz	0.47
4	Eddie Lopat	0.56
5	Sandy Consuegra	0.63

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Billy Pierce	4
2	Lew Burdette	3
2	Carl Erskine	3
2	Whitey Ford	3
2	4 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Billy Pierce	27
2	Curt Simmons	24
3	Bob Buhl	23
3	Robin Roberts	23
5	3 tied	21

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ellis Kinder	4
2	Al Brazle	2
2	Allie Reynolds	2
4	Lew Burdette	1
4	19 others tied	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Irv Noren	.390
2	Ted Kluszewski	.384
3	Hank Bauer	.378
4	Jim Gilliam	.377
5	Mickey Vernon	.375

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ted Kluszewski	11
1	Duke Snider	11
3	Ray Boone	10
3	Roy Campanella	10
3	Eddie Mathews	10

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Ray Boone	40
2	Roy Campanella	37
3	Yogi Berra	30
3	Ted Kluszewski	30
3	Eddie Mathews	30

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Bill Bruton	9
2	Jackie Jensen	6
3	Jackie Robinson	5
4	Richie Ashburn	4
4	4 others tied	4

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Billy Pierce	0.84
2	Bob Porterfield	1.08
3	Carl Erskine	1.42
4	Warren Spahn	1.44
5	Lew Burdette	1.54

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Carl Erskine	7
2	Harvey Haddix	5
2	Bob Lemon	5
2	Russ Meyer	5
2	6 others tied	5

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Carl Erskine	55
2	Billy Pierce	53
3	Warren Spahn	42
4	Robin Roberts	39
5	Curt Simmons	35

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ellis Kinder	8
2	Lew Burdette	3
2	Ben Flowers	3
2	Allie Reynolds	3
5	7 tied	2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ted Kluszewski	.336
2	Carl Furillo	.332
3	Monte Irvin	.331
4	Stan Musial	.328
5	Frank Baumholtz	.324

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Eddie Mathews	44
2	Ted Kluszewski	41
3	Ralph Kiner	40
4	Roy Campanella	38
5	2 tied	37

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Roy Campanella	140
2	Al Rosen	134
3	Gil Hodges	123
3	Ralph Kiner	123
5	Eddie Mathews	122

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Jim Rivera	30
2	Minnie Minoso	26
3	Pee Wee Reese	24
4	Bill Bruton	23
5	Jackie Robinson	22

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eddie Lopat	2.19
2	Billy Pierce	2.34
3	Hoyt Wilhelm	2.37
4	Warren Spahn	2.39
5	Whitey Ford	2.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Robin Roberts	29
2	Bob Lemon	25
3	Mike Garcia	22
4	Mel Parnell	20
4	Early Wynn	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Robin Roberts	192
2	Billy Pierce	171
3	Carl Erskine	170
4	Vinegar Bend Mizell	155
5	Virgil Trucks	154

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Ellis Kinder	20
1	Hoyt Wilhelm	20
3	Fritz Dorish	16
4	Al Brazle	15
5	Allie Reynolds	14